OFSTED
9 June 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 June 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
29 August 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy special sponsor led
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
Middlesbrough
Trust
HORIZONS SPECIALIST ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
90
90 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
14
15.6% of pupils
Male pupils
76
84.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
58.5 pts
above England
School
83.3%
Middlesbrough
44.2%
North East
32.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.9 pts
below England
School
4.4%
Middlesbrough
22.1%
North East
10.0%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
above England
School
1.1%
Middlesbrough
0.6%
North East
0.9%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
85.6%
77
Any other ethnic group
3.3%
3
Unclassified
3.3%
3
Any other Mixed background
2.2%
2
White and Black African
2.2%
2
Any other White background
1.1%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
90 of
90 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
5.7
33.5 pts
below England
Latest published: -2.32 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
34.72%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
28.51 pts
higher than
England
School
34.72%
Middlesbrough
6.89%
North East
6.28%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
69.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
53.33 pts
higher than
England
School
69.15%
Middlesbrough
19.32%
North East
16.04%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
36.17%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
34.37 pts
higher than
England
School
36.17%
Middlesbrough
2.63%
North East
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.9%
26.1 pts
above England
Hollis Academy
105.9%
Middlesbrough
80.4%
North East
88.8%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.